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  • 2017 African Proverb of the Month

2017 African Proverb of the Month

  • December 2017 There is no venom such as that of the tongue. Makonde (Kenya, Tanzania) Proverb
  • November 2017 All trees are not straight in the forest. Kwele (DRC, Gabon, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo) Proverb
  • October, 2017 Who loses the first born throws away his or her gods. Bwisha (Democratic Republic of Congo — DRC) Proverb
  • September, 2017 It is wise to keep checking. Haya (Tanzania) Proverb
  • August 2017 You milk someone else’s cow while watching the gate. Tachoni (Kenya) Proverb
  • July, 2017 A cow does not lack a spot. Tugen (Kenya) Proverb
  • June, 2017 There is no rush. Take it easy. Sukuma (Tanzania) Saying
  • May, 2017 It is better to be poor when one is young rather than become poor in old age. Teso (Kenya, Uganda) Proverb
  • April, 2017 The cow that has milk will never lack someone milking it. Runyankore (Uganda) Proverb
  • March, 2017 A small house will hold a hundred friends. Duruma (Kenya) Proverb
  • February, 2017 The parent who corrects his or her child with a rod does not sin. Bangubangu (Democratic Republic of the Congo — DRC) Proverb
  • January, 2017 He who has a sister has a brother-in-law. Chonyi (Kenya) Proverb
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